Account Manager - AdYapper
Location: US, IL, Chicago
Department: AdYapper
Salary range: 45000-55000
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Sales

Company profile:
The story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 isn’t really about the fire. It’s about what happened next: A remarkable moment when the most brilliant engineers, architects and inventors came together to build a new city. Their innovations – born of passion and practical ingenuity – shaped not just Chicago, but the modern world. What started 140 years ago continues to this day.Chicago’s brightest digital designers, engineers and entrepreneurs are shaping new technologies, disrupting old business models, and resetting the boundaries of what’s possible. If that sounds like you, join us.Come to a place where you can share ideas, make mistakes, work hard, build your business and, with a little luck, change the world.Welcome to 1871.From photo-editing apps to interactive healthcare programs, 1871 has a member company that fits your interests and expertise! Whether you’re a designer, a marketing expert, or software developer, we have a startup looking for you. Each company is looking for a way to innovate their industry and is looking to do so in creative and original ways. We are looking to match you with one of our amazing member companies based on the information you provide to us and their current needs. If you believe that you have the skills and vision to help digital startups get their start, 1871 is the right place for you!

Job description:
ABOUT ADYAPPERAdYapper is an expert in ad viewability measurement and optimization. AdYapper's proprietary technology and methodology is unique to the marketplace and understands – down to individual consumers and ads – if and how long ads spend on the screen of those consumers. AdYapper is able to reveal new and valuable metrics in the digital ad landscape around Viewable Consumer Behavior. The metrics are used to understand the true impact of digital marketing efforts, aligning them with metrics typically limited to TV, in addition to enabling powerful optimizations - everything from eliminating ads that are unseen (but paid for), to generating more unique consumer eyeballs for substantially less cost. AdYapper provides a rich, multi-dimensional data set, with a full service dedicated account team to make the data highly actionable for its clients. The uses are expansive and applicable to many units within an organization - including media buyers, performance marketing teams, and promotions teams, to consumer analytics teams and beyond.AdYapper is based in Chicago / New York, and is a proud TechStars &amp; 1871 Chicago alumni. AdYapper’s advertising viewability measurement is accredited by the Media Ratings Council (MRC).THE ROLEAs an Account Manager, you'll manage relationships with clients, which means you need to be a focused, proactive self-starter, able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, and be growth-focused to help expand the client relationship. Additionally, you're an advisor, consultant and a great problem solver. Your knowledge of digital marketing/media combined with your communication skills and analytical abilities shapes how new and existing business grow.Finally, you are as excited as us to grow our culture of being an extension of our customer's team - connecting them to our product team, to consistently WOW customers who have put their faith in us.THE RESPONSIBILITIESResponsibilitiesMS Excel ninja who is comfortable in diving into client data, parsing out key data points, translating them into a story, running optimization analyses, and delivering those analyses to our clients via a collaborative and consultative relationship.Assist in taking optimization opportunities you develop, and automating them in collaboration with our development team - giving them direction on what new algorithms should be created in order to further automate our analyses and platform.Build and maintain a strong knowledge of the AdYapper suite of solutions, and evangelize "transparency in the digital ad space”.Maintain deep relationships with clients and manage day to day projects and support needs.Identify new opportunities for clients to increase advertiser spend efficiently.Monitor and become an expert on the competitive landscape and ever growing ad tech space.Develop forward thinking, data-driven analysis and recommendations that align with client goals and quantify high impact opportunities with clear recommendations to pitch to clients.Be active leader in promoting new product ideas/features and solutions.

Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSResponsibilitiesMS Excel ninja who is comfortable in diving into client data, parsing out key data points, translating them into a story, running optimization analyses, and delivering those analyses to our clients via a collaborative and consultative relationship.Assist in taking optimization opportunities you develop, and automating them in collaboration with our development team - giving them direction on what new algorithms should be created in order to further automate our analyses and platform.Build and maintain a strong knowledge of the AdYapper suite of solutions, and evangelize "transparency in the digital ad space”.Maintain deep relationships with clients and manage day to day projects and support needs.Identify new opportunities for clients to increase advertiser spend efficiently.Monitor and become an expert on the competitive landscape and ever growing ad tech space.Develop forward thinking, data-driven analysis and recommendations that align with client goals and quantify high impact opportunities with clear recommendations to pitch to clients.Be active leader in promoting new product ideas/features and solutions.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSAdvanced MS Excel skills.Account management (client facing) experience in various marketing or advertising functions.Digital experience in such areas as: Campaign Management OR Media buying/selling OR Display OR Direct Response/Direct Marketing OR Digital Strategy OR Product Management, etc.Demonstrated strategic and analytical approach to projects.Ability to navigate ambiguity and manage competing priorities.Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting both internally and externally.

Benefits:
AdYapper provides vision, dental, and healthcare. Stock options will also be considered.